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Modern Machine Shop News
Quickparts Joins 3D Systems Corporation
Additive manufacturing system supplier 3D Systems Corporation (Rock Hill, South Carolina) has acquired Quickparts (Atlanta, Georgia), a provider of custom components produced via processes ranging from rapid prototyping to plastic injection molding. Since 1999, Quickparts has helped more than 14,000 customers develop new products with its proprietary instant quoting technology, QuickQuote.
Read MoreLNS Acquires Air Filtration System Manufacturer
LNS Group (Orvin, Switzerland), a manufacturer of bar feeders and other machine peripherals, has purchased Fox IFS.
Read MoreHexagon Announces User Conference
Hexagon AB (Cobham, United Kingdom), a global provider of 3D design, measurement and positioning solutions, will host its inaugural international conference June 6 through 9 at the Orlando World Center Marriott Resort in Orlando, Florida.
Read MoreMachinist Training Program Receives Scholarship Funding
Repeating last year’s investment in a program that provides training and education in machining technology, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Education Foundation has provided $50,000 from the Gene Haas Machining Technology Scholarship Fund to Focus: HOPE’s Machinist Training Institute (MTI). “Employers seek out our students because of our emphasis on the latest machining skills as well as our high standards for developing superior work habits,” says William F.
Read MoreRental Depots Offer Portable Machine Tools
To support increased demand for on-site portable machine tools, Climax Portable Machine Tools has opened new rental depots in Houston, Texas; Prairieville, Louisiana; and Cincinnati, Ohio; as well as a new international location in Perth, Australia.
Read MoreStarragHeckert Acquires Dörries Scharmann
StarragHeckert Holding AG has finalized its acquisition of the Dörries Scharmann Group, thereby strengthening its position in the aerospace, energy, transportation and engineering markets by practically doubling its business volume.
Read MoreSeco Offers Aerospace Materials Seminar
Seco Tools’ (Troy, Michigan) upcoming seminar, “Solutions for Machining Materials Common to the Aerospace Industry,” will focus on difficult-to-machine materials, including high-temperature superalloys, titanium-based alloys, stainless steel and composites.
Read MoreFree Black Oxide Treatment Feasibility Testing
Birchwood Casey (Eden Prairie, Minnesota) offers free lab testing of iron, steel or aluminum production parts to determine whether they are feasible candidates for its low-temperature black oxide processes.
Read MoreMAG Funds Composites Institute
Philadelphia University and machine tool builder MAG (New York, New York) are establishing a new institute for research and development of new textile-based composites that could have wide application in the aerospace, automotive, energy and other industries. The Philadelphia University MAG Composites Institute will be funded in part by $1.1 million from MAG.
Read MoreNSK Focuses on Sustainability
NSK Corporation (Ann Arbor, Michigan), a manufacturer of bearings and other motion components and a member of the NSK Ltd. group of companies, has implemented and standardized a new environmental policy to raise sustainability standard within its North American operations.
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